KRLemmons Children's literature, Pura Belpré Award

Congrats to the 2018 Pura Belpré Awards winners!

Congratulations to the authors and illustrators who were honored at the American Library Association’s Midwinter conference! The newest Pura Belpré Awards went to Ruth Behar for Lucky Broken Girl and Juana Martinez-Neal for her illustrations in La Princesa and the Pea. Click on the links below to get more information on the creators and their work! […]

via ¡Felicidades! to the 2018 Pura Belpré Award Winners and Honor Books — Latinxs in Kid Lit

KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African Authors, Children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Campaign Day 11

* “My goal is to focus on crafting stories for global audiences inspired by my Ugandan heritage. Set primarily in East and Southern Africa, my stories aim to illuminate the everyday and diverse experiences of African children, while celebrating human universality.” says Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl on Mater Mea. And with its celebration of both the […]

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KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Authors, African American Literature, Children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Campaign Day 9: Vashti Harrison

Chances are you’re already familiar with Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, given it had already earned best-seller status before its official release date. But how familiar are you with its creator, Vashti Harrison? In today’s 28 Days Later spotlight, Harrison shares her path from art student to New York Times instant bestselling author-illustrator—a path paved […]

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KRLemmons African American Literature, Children's literature

The Black Experience in Children’s Books

From blackpast.org: Librarian, author, and storyteller Augusta Braxston Baker was the first African American woman to hold an administrative position with the New York Public Library (NYPL). She was a pioneering advocate of the positive portrayal of blacks in children’s literature, and beginning in the 1930s removed books with negative stereotypes from the NYPL shelves. Baker was born in […]

via THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS: SELECTIONS FROM AUGUSTA BAKER’S BIBLIOGRAPHIES — Blackness Personified

KRLemmons African American Picture Books, Children's literature, Multicultural literature

Book Review: La Princesa and the Pea

Review by Dora M. Guzmán DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK: The Princess and the Pea gets a fresh twist in this charming bilingual retelling. El principe knows this girl is the one for him, but, as usual, his mother doesn’t agree. The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a princesa. […]

via Book Review: La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, illus. by Juana Martinez-Neal — Latinxs in Kid Lit

KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Literature, Children's literature

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Campaign Honorees

We are proud to announce the honorees for our 11th annual 28 Days Later campaign, a Black History Month celebration of outstanding children’s book creators. Each day during February, we will showcase an author or illustrator whose work reflects parts of who we are. It’s more important than ever to raise awareness and support books […]

via Celebrating Our Voices: 28 Days Later Honorees —

KRLemmons Book Reviews, Children's literature, Multicultural literature

Book Review: The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

Review by Jessica Agudelo DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK: Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo Zamora do it all or is he in for a BIG, EPIC FAIL? For Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees. […]

via Book Review: The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya — Latinxs in Kid Lit